The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-12
PERSONAL.

EX-PREsIDENT HAYES is a happy grandfather,
owing TO the fact that his son, B. A. Hayes, of
Toledo, was blessed with a son and heir last
Sunday. This is the first grandchid of the ex-
President
MISS BESSIE CLEVELAND one of the leading
members of a Western comic opera company
now playing in Ohio cities. claims to be a niece
of the President. She is good looking, and has
sweet alto voice.
Mrs. L. c. PEcKHAM, of Mddletown Conn, is
thought to be the coming soprano of New Eng
land. She is at present in the choir of a Hart
ford church, and her beautiful voice serves to fill
the edifice every Sunday.
SIR ROBERT BALL, the Irish astronomer is on
tour of America. He thinks the Canadian
skies far superior to Old World ones for OBJ
servation purposes He may tarry some months
in the Rocky mountain system.
PROF f. n. HoRsFoRD, of Harvard College,
has made fortune out of his famous acid
phosphateS. He is peculiar man in appear
ance-has heavy, stopping figure, an English
face and gray side-whiSkers and beard.
j. H. DEmLER, one of the oldest German resi-
dents OF Pittsburg, has given eight acres of
land, on which are situated two large frame
houses, stables and other necessary frame build
ings, TO found German orphan asylum.
Mr.. TRENHOLM, Comptroller of the Currency,
has returned to Washington from a months
vacation in New England He said he will NOT
be able to attend the bankers convention to-
day because of the pressure of official business.
CAPT. BERIBEN, the fillibuster, is reported to
be alive and we'll He and his command num-
bering several hundred mounted men, are hid
den IN the mountains of Cuba, and are said to be
growing fat on diet composed of wild pigs and
potatoes.
MARION LEONARD is the champion woman liti-
CANT of Chicago. During the past three years
she has figured in over sixty law cases. On
Monday Miss Leonard sued the city for $4,000
damages because she was denied access to GER
tain papers in one of its departments.
GoUNoD, being asked to lead the orchestra at
the five hundredth performance of his Faust -
which took place ON his fete day, replied that he
would prefer TO lead Don Giovanni" 1t is one
of the evidences of Gounod's greatness that he
never forgets the greatness of Mozart.
Able TANGUAY, of Ottawa, will shortly go to
Rome to examine the archives of the Propa-
ganda regarding the first settlers in Canada
WI. h a view to preparing a series of volumes on
thai subject. He may likely bear the jubilee
address 10 the Pope from the Ottawa archdio-
cese.
MISS AMoRITA NJ. BEEoHER of Boston, is the
latest champion of female suffrage. She has
prepared lecture on the Rights of Man" and
cities of the country between now and March l.
Miss Beacher is said to be an enthusiastic
worker.
REV. II, NJ. KEcK is under arrest at Xenia, O..
for stealing fiat-iron from hardware store
lie protested against being locked up, and said
that the habit Of taking small articles of value
had been brought him by the excessive use Of
morphine TO quiet pain, and that he was not re-
sponsible for his actions.
SENATOR SAWYER, of Wisconsin. says he Is not
seeking the Presidency, and does not believe
that high Office is seeking him He is content
TO remain in the Senate looking after pensions
and the like. The Senator is Of the opinion that
Blaine will receive the Republican nomination
without serious opposition.
RUFUS MAoEE, our Minister TO Norway and
Sweden, has given the Indiana State University,
In which he was once a student q COPY of a man
made In 1882 and 1880, showing the geographers
idea Of the world at that period The original
was found In an old Russian library by Baron
Nordenskiold, the Arctic explorer, and the only
other copy in this country is owned by Harvard
University
MISS MIDDLE MoRaAN, the live stock reporter
has been building house on Staten Island for
the last five years, and 10 Is still unfinished
Nothing could be more eccentric than this brick
structure. There are iron bars at all the hrst
story windows, and the largest room In che
house is given ever to plunge bath IL the
place is ever finished Miss Morgan expects to
live there with her sister Jane. who IL an artist